The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

"Don't be so careful." Raymond said to the two soldiers who supported him, "I'm not injured, it's just that I haven't eaten for too long, and I don't have much strength..."

"Fortunately, Phoebe is here, otherwise this situation would be more troublesome than being injured." Selene asked the soldiers to put Raymond on the bed, and asked them to call Garcia over, "Hecate, close the door."

"His Majesty?"

"Teacher, please wait a moment, there is a very important person who hasn't arrived yet."

When Garcia pushed open the door, Raymond was puzzled. He obviously didn't understand why Selene wanted to let this Talisman join this conversation—just like he had just met Phoebe. I don't understand why people from the Holy Church of Wilton would help the Nord Kingdom, and they are also a priest who seems to have a high status.

"Let me explain, Selene." Roy walked to Raymond's hospital bed and asked his confidant for many years, "Can you recognize me, Raymond?"

In terms of understanding of Roy, Raymond even surpassed Selene, he hesitated for a while with his mouth half open, and asked hesitantly, "Roy... Your Majesty?"

"That's right, I'm Roy." Roy patted Raymond on the back happily, "Fortunately, you can recognize it, otherwise I don't know how long it would take me to explain."

Not only was Raymond stunned in place, but Hecate was also stunned.She turned her head to stare at Selene, and asked her in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"Father's soul is in the body of this Talis officer." Selene quickly explained in a low voice, "He still can't... accept you completely, so I will keep it a secret from you for the time being."

"...About the two of us?" Hecate asked after thinking for a while.

"Are you still in the mood to joke?" Selene felt that it was unbelievable to ask this question at such a time.

Who knew that Hecate had an innocent face: "I'm not joking... what else could it be?"

"Hecate, in the eyes of others except me, you are not the real Hecate." Selene said almost close to her ear to prevent being heard by Roy and Raymond, "Father, And Raymond, neither trusts you completely."

Hecate sighed, but he remained normal on the surface, silently waiting for Roy and Raymond to end their relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

"Teacher, I know you have been isolated from the outside world for so long, and you have a lot of questions to ask, but most of the questions are too troublesome to explain. Now you should tell us clearly what happened in Frost City." Hecate moved After passing the only two stools in the room, Roy and Selene sat down, and leaned on the table beside him, "I knew something was wrong when I found it surrounded by the power of faith, but I didn't know anything. If it can’t be found, even the divine arts and Hecate’s power of faith can’t penetrate into it.”

"Because when Hussein set up this enchantment to isolate Frost-covered City from the outside world, he also considered not allowing other spells to invade from the outside." Raymond leaned on the bed and spoke slowly, as if While sorting out the clues in his mind, he explained in the most understandable way, "After the fall of Frost City, Hussein took over the city, and he imprisoned the officers and nobles of the Nord Kingdom. To torture us is to strictly limit the supply of food and water. At first, we thought it was just a kind of torture for prisoners..."

Hussein did not accept the surrender of any officer or nobleman, and of course, no one surrendered to him.These northerners who would rather die than surrender are still lying weakly in the dungeons of the Nord Kingdom, ignorant of the outside world. Raymond fled from the dungeons to the city. After seeing the situation in the city, he did not know Rene's army had come so close, yet they took the risk of stealing a warhorse to bring information about Frostcover to Selene—no matter where Selene was.

Hussein blocked all communication in Frost-covered City with a barrier, and at the same time did not allow any power of faith to diffuse out. Then he took Frost-covered City as his experimental field. He did not use civilians, but left-behind The half of the Guards Legion in the Frosted City.

Some soldiers of the Guards Corps died on the battlefield, and some were transformed by Hussein after they became captives.The corpses of wild beasts were transported into the city every day, among which there were half-orcs mixed in. The snow wolf, the mount of the snow wolf cavalry, was also killed by Hussein, and these were fused into the bodies of the soldiers of the guards with magic.

Upon hearing this, Selene suddenly held Hecate's trembling hand to calm her down.

"They are different from you, Your Highness Hecate. Hussein killed them before doing that, and the ones that were injected were all soulless bodies. Because of this, they did not retain any consciousness of themselves." Raymond used Covering their faces with their hands in pain, "They have completely lost themselves and become puppets who only know how to fight, slaughtering the people they should protect..."

While depriving the soldiers of the Guards of their souls, Hussein gave them endless strength and desire to kill. Now every soldier wandering in the city is a tireless war machine. The power of faith trapped in the barrier and unable to escape is slowly seeping into their bodies, making them even more invincible.In contrast, the few regular Nagrand troops in Frostcovered City are not worthy of being included in the pre-war plan.

And Hussein himself hid in the castle in the center of the Frosted City, continuing to accumulate the power of faith brought to him by his followers.

"In other words, although the status quo is dangerous, it will become more dangerous the longer it drags on." Selene said firmly, "Teacher, thank you for telling me this, so that we don't have to counterattack Frost City without preparation, but we There is no time to hesitate any longer, and the chances of success will only get smaller and smaller."

"I knew it would be like this." Raymond shook his head with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, I need to remind you of one more thing. Those puppets are still wearing the armor of the Nord Kingdom and holding the weapons of the Nord Kingdom. His face hasn't changed much either, if he was a comrade-in-arms of the Imperial Guard Corps, he will definitely know them..."

Hecate covered his mouth.When Raymond said this, she immediately thought of those guard soldiers who had fought alongside her but stayed in the Frosted City.Hecate still clearly remembered the names and appearances of each of them. When she was on the battlefield, it was absolutely impossible for her to think rationally "their souls are no longer in the body, this is just a puppet", her Movements will hesitate, and blades will become weak.

Even Hecate was like this, those veterans of the Guards Legion who had been with them for a longer period of time would only become more hesitant.

Perhaps many soldiers have been forced to carry out orders that he does not want to carry out, but people cannot abandon their emotions after all. In front of a powerful opponent like a puppet soldier, the slightest hesitation may be fatal.

The puppet soldiers only wander within this fixed range in Frost City, and they will not change their walking route because of the stalemate above the city wall. Therefore, when attacking the city, Frost City is just an ordinary city. Once they cross the city wall, they must face it Fight the puppet soldiers, then break into the castle and kill Hussein.

Both Selene and Hecate knew that Hussein was waiting.

Hussein knew that they would definitely return to Frost-covered City, and knew that they would definitely attack the city in person, so he did not return to Yoda City in Nagrand, but waited in Frost-covered city.

The victory or defeat between Hecate and Hussein is not just a victory or defeat.When they decide the winner, they will also divide life and death. If Hecate survives, all of Hussein's accumulation so far will be absorbed by her, and she will officially step into the palace of the gods, no longer a wandering In the human world, a weak god who is not qualified to enter the kingdom of God.

If it is Hussein who survives, then what will become of this continent in the future depends entirely on whether the God of Light will intervene in the world. If the God of Light still does not appear, then it all depends on where the bottom line of Hussein's conscience lies .

Selene decided to let only some of the pre-selected people enter the city after completing the siege. With the strength of puppet soldiers, allowing more people to enter would only increase unnecessary sacrifices.These people are basically veterans of the Guards Legion, and some soldiers of the Holy Light Legion.

After Selene told them about the situation in the city, these northern soldiers who had never feared anything were all silent, like recruits on the battlefield for the first time, who wanted to escape but could not escape, and could only be pushed forward by fate Walk.

Finally, a soldier of the Guards stood up.She shuffled, walked slowly in front of Selene, and said with difficulty: "Let's go...to free them..."

Selene gave her a hug, then turned to the other Guards soldiers present, and said in as soft a tone as possible: "Let them be relieved."

"Everyone!" Hecate stood up and paced among them, "If it was you who were deprived of your soul, your body was used as a puppet by the enemy, and you massacred your own compatriots... Would you want to be free?"

"I don't know how many people will come out alive." Selene had to tell them this. "If you don't want to, you can bring it up now."

"No one is unwilling." Selene answered as soon as she finished speaking.

"We have never been afraid of death." There was a echo among the soldiers.

"We are finally going home, how can we stop here?"

Selene looked into their eyes and knew that the one who followed her into the city tomorrow would still be the resolute and fearless guards.